NYT: Sotomayor ‘eminently qualified’
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Confirmation Process, Opinion
A New York Times editorial in Monday’s edition expressed hope that the “vote in the full Senate for Judge Sotomayor will be overwhelming and the rhetoric more high-minded.”
“The case being made against her is strikingly weak. Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, said he doubts that she has ‘the deep-rooted convictions necessary to resist the [...]
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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sotomayor Nomination
Posted by Keith Kamisugi | Filed under Confirmation Process
From the AP: The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice. The committee voted 13-6 Tuesday morning to send Sotomayor’s nomination to the full Senate, where she’s expected to be confirmed easily next week. Just one Republican, South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham, joined Democrats in [...]
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